Africa

The Litigation Team of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has won the Leading Case Counsel Team of the 2020 Africa Arbitration Awards. A press release by the Corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, states that the award was given to the NNPC Litigation Team …

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria Femi Falana has petitioned the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, The Gambia over the death sentence on Kano singer Sharif Yahya Sharif. Falana is asking the Commission to exercise its mandates and authority under the African Charter on …

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday received in audience at State House, Abuja, the newly re-elected President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, telling him: “I congratulate you on your second and final term in office. Congratulations on winning the election. Nothing succeeds like success.” Dr Adesina had overcome …

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja assured Nigerians of the willingness and determination of the Federal Government to provide stable electricity to every home and industry, while considering the economic challenges before individuals, families and businesses, explaining that “implementation of a Willing buyer, Willing Seller Policy for the power sector …

The strife is o’er, the battle done. But it was by no means easy. It took so much: tact, diplomacy, guts, deft footworks, prayers, yes, prayers, and so many other things. But today, we can noise it all around. Dr Akinwumi Adesina is now elected for another five-year term as …

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, September 1, 2020/ In a speech kicking off his second term as African Development Bank (https://www.AfDB.org/) chief, newly sworn in President Akinwumi Adesina unveiled a sweeping vision to consolidate the institution’s successes of the last five years, hone the Bank’s operations and exploit opportunities and urgency created …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Mr Peter Obi, has congratulated Akinwunmi Adesina on his re-election as the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), while expressing hopes that his second tenure in the position will yield more blessing to Nigeria and Africa in …

By Polycarp Auta Jos, Aug. 27, 2020 An NGO, Media Advocacy West Africa Foundation (MAWA Foundation) has condemned the ill treatment of Nigerian traders in Ghana. Mr Liberty Oseni, the Coordinator of the organisation made the condemnation in a statement on Thursday in Jos. NAN reports that the Ghanaian government …

By Lizzy Okoji Abuja, Aug. 19, 2020 The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) will hold an Extraordinary Summit on the socio-political situation in Mali on Thursday. The Directorate of Communications of the ECOWAS Commission disclosed this in a statement …

Vice Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the last elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has described as unfair, the recent clampdown on Nigerian businesses in Ghana by the Ghanaian authorities. He spoke through a press statement made available to the media. Obi, who said such actions negated the …

Bamako, Aug. 19, 2020 Mali’s mutinous soldiers on Wednesday announced the creation of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) to lead a political transition toward general elections following the resignation of President Ibrahim Keita. The spokesperson of the Mutineers, Col.-Maj. Ismael Wague, said this in a …

By Lizzy Okoji Abuja, Aug. 19, 2020 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Mali from all its decision-making bodies with immediate effect. A statement by the community’s Directorate of Communications on Wednesday, indicated that the suspension is in line with the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and …

By Harrison Arubu United Nations, Aug. 18, 2020 United Nations’ UN, Secretary-General António Guterres has criticised the unfolding military mutiny in Mali and called for restoration of constitutional order and rule of law in the country. Gueterres reacted to the development in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mr Stephane …

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday received his immediate predecessor in office, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, at State House, Abuja. Dr Jonathan, who is Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Special Envoy to the Republic of Mali, briefed Buhari on the political situation in the West African country, as corollary to efforts …

By Lizzy Okoji Abuja, Aug. 17, 2020 Foreign affairs minister Geoffrey Onyeama says Nigeria may have to approach the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court for a lasting solution to the continuous attack on Nigerian traders in Ghana. Onyeama made this known on Monday in Abuja when representatives …

By Harrison Arubu United Nations, Aug. 14, 2020 The United Nations has “strongly and unequivocally” condemned reported cases of “serious human rights violations and abuses” in Cameroon. UN spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, stated the organisation’s position during his daily news briefing in New York on Friday. “On Cameroon, we have seen …

By Lizzy Okoji Abuja, July 30, 2020 Nigerian Government has successfully evacuated a total of 98 Nigerians who had been stranded in Morocco since March due to the ban on International flights. The Nigerians are now onboard a Royal Air Maroc (RAM) B737 -800 series aircraft, which has departed King …

The exoneration of African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, by an Independent Review Panel set up to investigate allegations of ethical wrongdoings leveled against him, is a welcome development which paves the way for his second term as President of the Bank. Vice Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic …

The ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government Monday adopted a Declaration towards settling the political crisis in Republic of Mali. During a virtual Extraordinary Session of the leaders of the sub-regional body, President Muhammadu Buhari appealed to government and people of Mali to consider recommendations of ECOWAS Special …

By Busayo Onijala Lagos, July 25, 2020 Nigeria’s Consul General in South Africa, Amb. Godwin Adama, has inaugurated the Board of Trustees for Nigerian Citizens Association South Africa (NICASA) on Saturday in Johannesburg. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 29 members of NICASA Board of Trustees, chaired …

Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, President Mahamadou Issoufou has said that the sub-regional organisation will do all it can to mitigate political crisis in Mali, after many hours of consultations in the nation’s capital, Bamako, on Thursday. The meeting, attended by President Muhammadu …

President Muhammadu Buhari will Thursday depart for Bamako, Republic of Mali on a one-day visit, following the briefing by the ECOWAS Special Envoy to the country, former President Goodluck Jonathan. A statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) said that the Nigerian President and some …

President Muhammadu Buhari will consult with key leaders of Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, countries in order to find a solution to the crisis rocking Republic of Mali. The President made the pledge Tuesday while receiving reports from ECOWAS Special Envoy to Mali, former President Goodluck Jonathan. The …

Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Mr Peter Obi, has declared his support for Nigeria’s Former Finance Minister, Dr. Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala following her nomination for the post of Director, World Trade Organization (WTO). In a statement on Saturday, Obi stated that Okonjo-Iweala had …